3 PRE
Preston
1 STO
Stoke City
PRE 3
1 STO

Preston
-
Stoke City

Championship, Round 39
Friday, March 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Deepdale

Result

3-1

Match Recap

1H
S. Thomas 4'
A. Devine 15'
2H
Milutin Osmajić 57'
A. Devine 60'

Match Events

Second Half 3 - 1

Fifth Substitution
84'
Fourth Substitution
84'
Third Substitution
77'
Second Substitution
76'
Fourth Substitution
65'
First Substitution
63'
Goal
60'
Goal
57'
Third Substitution
48'
Second Substitution
46'
First Substitution
46'

First Half 1 - 1

Yellow Card
39'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
34'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
26'
Goal
15'
Goal
4'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

45%
55%

Total Shots

13
11

Shots on Goal

3
2

Corners

7
9

Expected Goals (xG)

2.81
0.69

Match Information

Information Value
League Championship
Season Championship 2025/26
Round Round 39
Date March 20, 2026
Time 20:00
Venue Deepdale
Result 3 - 1

Lineups

Preston
Daniel Iversen
1. D. Iversen
Jordan Storey
14. J. Storey
Liam Lindsay
6. L. Lindsay
Andrew Hughes
16. A. Hughes
Benjamin Whiteman
4. B. Whiteman
Pol Valentín
2. P. Valentín
A. Moran
23. A. Moran
A. Devine
21. A. Devine
Andrija Vukčević
3. A. Vukčević
Milutin Osmajić
28. M. Osmajić
L. Dobbin
17. L. Dobbin
Netherlands
Milan Smit
49. M. Smit
S. Thomas
7. S. Thomas
Tomáš Rigo
19. T. Rigo
Netherlands
Million Manhoef
42. M. Manhoef
Ben Pearson
4. B. Pearson
Steven​ N'Zonzi
15. S. N'Zonzi
Eric Bocat
17. E. Bocat
Ben Gibson
23. B. Gibson
A. Phillips
26. A. Phillips
Junior Tchamadeu
22. J. Tchamadeu
Tommy Simkin
25. T. Simkin
Stoke City

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26
Championship 2025/26

December 26, 2025

FT
0
0
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship 2024/25
Championship 2024/25

April 5, 2025

FT
1
1
Preston
Preston
Stoke City
Stoke City

November 26, 2024

FT
0
0
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship 2023/24
Championship 2023/24

March 9, 2024

FT
1
2
Preston
Preston
Stoke City
Stoke City

September 2, 2023

FT
0
2
Stoke City
Stoke City
Preston
Preston

Championship

Team P GD Pts

Promotion

1
Coventry
Coventry 		45 48 92
2
Ipswich
Ipswich 		44 30 80

Promotion Playoffs

3
Millwall
Millwall 		45 13 80
4
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 		45 25 79
5
Southampton
Southampton 		44 24 76
6
Wrexham
Wrexham 		45 4 70
7
Hull City
Hull City 		45 3 70
8
Derby
Derby 		45 9 69
9
Norwich
Norwich 		45 8 65
10
Birmingham
Birmingham 		45 1 63
11
Swansea
Swansea 		45 -4 61
12
Preston
Preston 		45 -5 60
13
Bristol City
Bristol City 		45 -2 59
14
QPR
QPR 		45 -9 58
15
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd 		45 -1 57
16
Watford
Watford 		45 -8 57
17
Stoke City
Stoke City 		45 -3 55
18
Portsmouth
Portsmouth 		45 -15 54
19
Charlton
Charlton 		45 -12 53
20
Blackburn
Blackburn 		45 -13 52
21
West Brom
West Brom 		45 -9 51

Relegation

22
Oxford United
Oxford United 		45 -12 47
23
Leicester
Leicester 		45 -11 43
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday 		45 -61 -3